'Knockabout' definitions:

Definition of 'knockabout'

adjective

Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy" [syn: boisterous, knockabout]

adjective

Suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car"

noun

A sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

From: GCIDE

Knockabout \Knock"a*bout`\, n.
1. (Naut.) A small yacht, generally from fifteen to twenty-five feet in length, having a mainsail and a jib; a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit. All knockabouts have ballast and either a keel or centerboard. The original type was twenty-one feet in length. The next larger type is called a raceabout. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2. A knockabout performer or performance. [Theat. Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs. [Colloq., Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From: GCIDE

knockabout \knock"a*bout`\, a.
1. Marked by knocking about or roughness. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce, pratfalls, and horseplay; as, knockabout comedy. [Theat. Slang]
Syn: boisterous, slapstick. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither; suitable for use in rough activity; suited for everyday use; -- used especially of clothing.
Syn: casual, everyday. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. That does odd jobs; -- said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station. [Collog., Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]